Presentation of Kazakhstan : Geography

Country's official name :

Kazakhstan

Capital:

Astana

Population of main cities including suburbs:

Almaty (1,300,000) ; Astana (550,000) ; Symkent (530,000) ; Qaragandy (450,000) ; Taraz (360,000)

Area:

2,724,900 km²

Type of Climate :

The climate is very continental, with cold winters and hot, dry and semi-dry summers.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Astana

Summer Time Period :

The average temperatures vary from 16^oc to 17^oc between May and September with a peak of 23^oc in July in Almaty which is situated at a height. Summer temperatures exceed 30^oc.

Official Language:

Kazakh is the State language and Russian is the language for intercommunity communication.

Other Languages Spoken:

English is still rather less spoken.

Business Language(s):

Russian

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